Call for Applications - Student Research Assistants
You are in the last phase of your doctorate and don’t know how to finish data collection or analysis besides all the other tasks you have to handle? You are starting a new experiment and a helping hand is needed to set up your equipment? Your experiments failed and you have to start all over again? Or, you just want assistance for your experiments?
Apply now to hire a student research assistant! The GGN supports 5 early career researchers by providing financial resources for a student research assistant for six months within the period May to December 2025.
Who can apply?
Applications are open to doctoral students and postdocs at JLU who are members of the GGN. The head of your research group has to be GGN member as well. You are not eligible to apply if you have already received funding for a student research assistant by the GGN.
Who can be hired?
You will search for a suitable candidate by yourself. The candidate can either be a new candidate or a student research assistant who is already working in your group.
What is funded?
The GGN will cover the costs of hiring a student research assistant for six consecutive months in the period May to December 2025 for a maximum of 25 hours per month. The start date is flexible, but please consider that all documents necessary for employment have to be send to the administration at least one month before the start date.
What needs to be submitted for application?
- A one-page letter (English or German) describing your motivation and the tasks of the student research assistant
- A statement of the head of your group that he or she agrees with the application
Application deadline
1st March 2025
Send your documents to the GGN office: mail